#IT IS LITERALLY SO BLATANT AND IS SO IRRESPONSIBLE LIKE

[ayrennaranaaldmeri]

people with their fave's extra hours of dialogue and double the romance scenes claiming the char in question wasn't l*rian's writers' pet... I can't this is a stupid fucking hill to die on and that is objectively provable there is a reddit thread where someone literally did the maths. You are just wrong and you need to shut up.

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Mammal bias is esp rampant in the pet community. I've had pet reptiles and spiders/tarantulas since I was about 10 and being told right to me face that the animals I cared for and cherished were gross and weird and some even "jokingly" staid they would gladly stomp on.

Nothing against dogs and cats but if you wouldn't say that about someone's dog or cat why would you say that to anyone who loves their pets?

Yup yup yup. Honestly, I've always known mammal bias was a thing, and when I majored in biology it was shoved down my throat, but I kind of figured its scope was limited or not really that damaging until I got my pet birds.

Apartments list themselves as pet friendly, but they only ever mean cats and dogs (and good luck trying to find ones that have other pets listed as okay online - same for temporary lodging)

Vets are usually only trained in cats and dogs, and it is impossible to find vets for other species close by - sometimes, at all - fish literally are done a major disservice alone

Homes and group living areas like townhouses, apartment buildings, etc. are not built with the safety of non-catdog pets in mind. How many have linked ventilation systems, which would endanger birds to emissions from other homes?

Service animals can only be dogs. Because dogs were literally bred to be our obedient servants. Never mind that other animals are more intelligent, and can also be trained. Just dogs.

Heck, cats and dogs even form a binary! Are you a cat lover or a dog lover? If you say neither, you get weird looks, and are accused of hating animals! Even though that's only two animals out of the billions!

And of course there's the death threats. Whether its someone threatening to kill someone's pet tarantula, to stomp on their snake, or eat their chicken, that just comes up again and again.

Cats and Dogs are elevated to essentially human status, because they are companion animals in our society and seen as part of the family. But no one can fathom that other pets are seen as family, too, that we'd like the same level of care and respect given to them.

like take this example: many people suggest eating non-cat/dog pets on the internet, and they're hardly ever called out or criticized. "It's just a joke!" and all that. Never mind these pets are beloved animals, and not actually a threat to anyone. Meanwhile, outdoor cats are actively causing ecological collapse. But if you suggest any form of aggressive population control - not of people's pets, of feral cats - you get called a monster. These aren't even beloved animals, just the *concept* of a cat is enough to make people lose their heads. this is a blatant double standard. an actively damaging double standard.

anyways if you want a non cat/dog pet remember to research vets and housing rules for your area before you accidentally screw yourself.

I would be remiss if I didn't add an afterthought that while small mammal pets and other mammals other than cats and dogs do have better vet treatment and some other benefits thanks to mammal bias, they often face similar struggles, and this hierarchy for pets really has cats and dogs on a pedestal lording over everyone else - including rabbits, hamsters, and especially mice and rats, and all other mammal pets as well as pets in other groups.

I hate cat-dog supremacy so much it sends me into a blind rage. Like, there isn't a 24-hr emergency vet for birds within three hours of me. I either have to drive that long or wait till my (hour away!) daytime vet opens up if I have an emergency. Birds can bleed out fast. This is just negligence. And there are so many animals, not only birds, that have been bred for captivity and rely on us. It is irresponsible and cruel that we designate them second-class pet...izens.

oof, you probably didn't expect this long of a ramble, I'll leave it off there.

[moonlightdancer26]

(Yes I'm sending another ask) I heard someone say that the Malfoys were the best parents, what are your thoughts on this? And could you make a rank from the best parents to the worst?

I know you sent me this ask like last year but I finally have the energy to post more consistently. I’m always so late when answering your asks so I’m really sorry 😭

anyway:

The Weasleys. This might be unpopular but it’s true, y’all love to talk about how horrible and flawed Arthur and Molly were as parents but they were good, honest people who had realistic flaws that make them human. Molly had her moments, definitely more than Arthur, but she still tried her best and loved her children. People love to say “The Malfoys were actually a better family than the Weasleys” as if it’s some mind blowing hot take, but there was nothing Lucius and Cissy would do for their kid that Arthur and Molly wouldn’t. AND, Arthur and Molly managed to raise great successful kids without brainwashing them with pureblood ideologies.

Lucius and Narcissa. They may have brainwashed their kid but they thought it was for the best, they’re not good people by any means but they would never purposefully harm Draco. It’s how they were raised and how they intended to raise their child. They literally were running around in the midst of a battle WANDLESS because they were worried sick about Draco, and Narcissa lied to Voldemort’s face after Harry assured her that Draco was safe. Despite all of them being crappy people, their one redeeming quality is their familial love, and it never fails to annoy me whenever anyone tries to disregard that.

Amos Diggory and Mrs Diggory. Both of them deserve many bonus points for raising a man as incredible as Cedric. Amos was insanely proud of his son and never failed to show it, though that unfortunately included putting Harry down and saying crappy things to him in order to uplift Cedric. Honestly, it’s not the most unforgivable thing in the world, and I think it makes his grief at the end of GoF even sadder. As for Mrs. Diggory, we don’t really know anything about her, but she was very nice to Harry and calmed Amos down when he was mad at Harry so there’s a bonus point for that.

Xenophilius Lovegood. He filled his daughter’s brain with all his nonsensical conspiracies, but those were his true beliefs and Luna endorsed it, so no harm done ig. He was also willing to betray Harry for Luna’s safety, as any father would’ve done.

Frank and Alice = James and Lily = Mr and Mrs Granger = Andromeda and Ted = Pandora Lovegood. We simply don’t know any information about them as parents.

Remus and Dora. Remus was extremely irresponsible before Teddy was born, but after that he was alright and was described as being happier than ever. I’m sure he and Dora would’ve been great parents if they lived to raise Teddy. I’ve seen people hate on them for fighting in the battle and claiming they “should’ve stayed home,” but Dora and Remus were both Order members long before they got together, and they understood the risk. They died fighting for the right cause and that’s all that matters.

Vernon and Petunia. They loved Dudley more than anything but they spoiled him so much to the point of blatant mistreatment.

Barty Crouch Sr. and Mrs Crouch. Barty Sr. may have loved his son and obeyed his wife’s dying wish to sneak Barty out of Azkaban, but he was still a negligent father. As for Mrs Crouch, we don’t know much about her, she didn’t seem negligent at all and was sobbing at Barty’s trial. She also ended up taking his place in Azkaban and spending her last months suffering and dying alone for Barty’s sake, so it’s safe to say she was definitely a better parent than Barty Sr.

Orion and Walburga. No explanation needed. Orion was only mentioned to be a pureblood supremacist, but Sirius never spoke badly about him despite running away from his home, so I doubt he was anywhere near as awful as Walburga, even if he wasn’t that great.

Tobias and Eileen. No explanation needed. I’m putting them below Orion and Walburga because Walburga’s abuse was heavily implied, while Tobias’s abuse was straight up shown to us in a scene. Eileen seemed at worst negligent, there was no implication of any verbal or physical abuse on her part. I doubt she was great but Snape definitely preferred her over his dad.

[I have absolutely no clue where to put Tom Riddle Sr. and Merope on the list, so I’ll leave them out]

[amazingdeadfish]

Wukong being student's favorite teacher is so cute but I also think that student sometimes take lot of adventage from him

Something like poket money, skip his class, not doing his homework and sometimes take all his chips or cheating during his exam.

Student just do it because "It's Mr. Sun he wont be that mad 😊"

He also teacher that people feel bad about when he actually upset with something because he just nice .....

DF RAMBLE AHEAD

I'd like to play devil's advocate (so take my words with a grain of salt and please don't think I'm trying to be offensive) and counteract your thoughts with the prospect of Mr Sun (Wukong) being one of the only teachers in the entire school who you can't 'take advantage of' because he legitimately does not care (unless it concerns those peach chips. Those are his and his only. He's the only one allowed to eat in the painting room because he said so. If you complain to HOD of the Arts "Nüwa" about this, all she will do is scold Wukong for eating in the painting rooms but he will keep doing it amyway).

Sure, he might lend out pocket money (which, would actually be incredibly irresponsible) to students or in a more realistic scenario, let kids borrow expensive art supplies and take them home, knowing full well half the time he doesn't ever get them back. But at the end of the school year he'll add it to the students' school fees in a blatant manner in bold text, indicating that whatever money/expense is owed to him must be paid back (including self implemented 'money borrowing' tax of course). But like, guys, I'm not gonna lie, Wukong would be too broke to give out pocket money to kids, and the art department is running so low on supplies that there is hardly enough to even go around in class lmao.

He wouldn't care if you skip his class too. He is an art teacher. If you skip his classes, and/or don't do the homework (which would quite literally just be either fundamental art research or finishing paintings. Nothing complicated like writing essays) and don't get enough time to finish your paintings, then that's on you. Wukong won't bother trying to nag you about it. He always has enough students who actually do give a crap about his class and do extraordinarily well to prevent him from being fired. All of the students know their deadlines. It's up to them to sort it out how they meet them or gain permission for an extension.

None of this should be mistaken for being 'nice' though. He's a teacher who cares about the students who take his class seriously, and won't push the kids who don't. He knows students can only learn if they WANT to learn, and as a teacher there isn't much he can do to change a student's intrinsic motivation other than showing both to hard working students themselves AND students who don't work hard, how rewarding putting in the effort can be (for a subject like painting at least).

Side note: I don't know how other schools work apart from the ones in New Zealand (where I am from), but there aren't any exams for art (painting). Only a portfolio you have to finish by the end of the year and there's no tests so. There's no 'cheating' other than tracing and copying other artists works without credit I guess. Will Wukong be mad about that? Ehhh... Maybe just disappointed. But that's probably worse.

This is probably the reason why most teachers don't like Mr Sun. He deliberately does not care about his classes as a whole and instead spends his time focusing on the students who actually want to be there and want to learn. Like MK, who, I'm 73% sure Mr Sun is mentoring personally because MK really wants to excel in the arts and Mr Sun was willing to give him that extra push.

Anyways. Back on track. If Mr Sun is ever upset about anything, he wouldn't let it show. He's... Probably got a really strong persona that he keeps up that's hard to break down. Just like in LMK canon.

He's a great guy if you actually want him to teach you. He's funny, he's supportive, kind of a bit too hands off and experimental, but you're guaranteed to always leave his classroom with paint on your hands and a smile on your face.

[shadows-colours-critical]

Bunny Anon again-

Just finished the video and legitimately it's just her harping on the others and defending Mel. It's literally over 1 and a half hours of Mel defence but talking about Mel doing wrong [Including the grooming allegations] is 20 minutes,

Genuinely disappointed in Stream, she did leave out even more information which was confirmed

Including leaving out the fact Mel let Khai into her server again- Which is now 18+ from my knowledge, and she brushes over it and goes 'Mel hasn't let Khai into any spaces like that since the VR chat'.

She also left out letting Khai in her server when she was under 16 as well.

She went over the obsession Mel has with Omi and 1, leaves out that the person Mel was unaliving in the video was literally 12- and 2, show how controlling Mel was and still goes 'But she was never abusive', as if COC abuse doesn't exist.

She barely talks about Mel accusing Omi of S/A, she literally brushes it off as 'If the description of the Honest video didn't have references to Omi and subtitles- the video would of been fine'- literally after she harped on Voided and Clover for like 50 minutes on Clovers LITERAL Sexual abuse.

She kept saying 'It never needed to be public' and talked about Mel getting attacked due to allegations of S/A- but didn't talk about the fact Mel put Omi through the same for years

She called Mel 'irresponsible' but accusing Omi of being a P3do and letting her server attack Omi and Luvu when Mel know what they were doing-

Stream also said 'Mel shouldn't be friends with Khai and any minors' but earlier showed the livestream which I'm pretty sure has Khai's character as a pony in it? And she said nothing,

She also glossed over Mel's USB drive too, she just showed two screenshots of her talking about Omi art- when theres a literal recording of her messed up folder and showing how bad it is.

Considering Stream has shown a blatant like for Mel and their creations- it feels like bias to leave this out. Ignorance or 'not seeing things' at best and malicious at worst.

Shister was literally able to do a proper video on the situation and not be as blatantly disrespectful as Stream has been and Shister actually showed the evidence being spoken on- along with Stream's tone is horrendous.

It sounds like she's on the verge of yelling at them the whole time, it feels so aggressive- but when she talks about Mel goes softer.

I want mental compensation for this- I want my 2 hours of life back that I wasted watching that video

You can immediately tell that Stream is biased, but then again, when is Stream ever not biased? She's been in the spotlight of fame since she was young, and grew up in the toxic community that is the side of commentary and has stuck to that since 2018. Mel isn't just 'irresponsible,' she's a fucking creep and an absolute ASSHOLE, yet Stream isn't willing to see that at all because she's not looking at multiple angles. Plus we can't forget Stream literally distributing actual CP on video (the one about BlogTheGreatRouge,) and harassing Dreamurr.

[styrofauxm]

So……has anyone else seen those compilations of Twitter posts that “prove” Israel is going to lose by praising literal terror groups? No? Just me and some people I’ve unfollowed and blocked? Okay. I’m still going to talk about it because they piss me off.

But before I start please be aware that I am not a political scientist, nor do I have any expertise in geopolitics. I am simply a person with a computer and a passion for research. The things I say here could be wrong. I am also trying to get you to agree with me, so there will be bias. Furthermore, I am doing my best to just share the most relevant information, so a lot is left out. I will source everything, and link proof that my sources are trustworthy, but I still strongly encourage you to do your own research and come to your own conclusions.

Also, TL;DR: the Middle East is really complicated and ascribing "right" or "wrong" to any one group is irresponsible

Starting with the Houthi Rebels (because I know the most about them and thus have noticed the blatant misrepresentations of their actions and beliefs the most).

The Houthi Rebels are a repressive (forcing people to abide by strict religious practices) group seeking control of Yemen. Their rallying cry is "God is great, death to America, death to Israel, a curse upon the Jews, victory to Islam." So just explicit genocidal ideation and antisemitism. (Council for Foreign Relations, MediaBias/FactCheck Rating)

In Yemen, they are committing war crimes and have been for years (Reuters, MediaBias/FactCheck Rating). (The government of Yemen, along with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with military support from the US have been doing the same. But this isn't about the war itself).

They are also aligned with Iran (Council for Foreign Relations) and Russia (Atlantic Council, MediaBias/FactCheck Rating). Both of whom are repressive governments (World Population Review, MediaBias/FactCheck Rating) seeking control in the region (Center for Strategic and International Studies, MediaBias/Fact Check Rating. Note: this is an interview, but given that the interviewee has genuine expertise in the subject and has written for other credible sources about this exact topic, I feel comfortable with it).

Next, I also keep hearing about Hezbollah. I didn't know much about them before doing this, so please be on extra high alert for any mistakes I may make.

Hezbollah is a terror organization that has regularly committed atrocities against civilians, often specifically targeting Jewish groups (Council for Foreign Relations).

In the Israel-Hamas war, Hezbollah has launched rockets at civilian centers (Human Rights Watch, MediaBias/FactCheck. Note: this source is far more biased than I'd like, and it comes off even in that article. However, it is the most detailed explainer of Hezbollah's recent actions that I could find. Proceed with caution when you read it).

They are also backed by Iran (Reuters).

And finally, Hamas.

Hamas has, since it's founding, espoused explicit genocidal and antisemitic intentions (The Atlantic (accessible via 12ft.io), MediaBias/FactCheck Rating).

They have also committed war crimes in the Israel-Hamas war (UN News, this does not have a MediaBias/FactCheck rating, but other branches of the UN do. It's also just a recount of an independent report. Use your best judgement on whether you want to trust this).

They are also aligned with Iran (Reuters).

I'm not say that any of this lessens the atrocities that the government of Israel has committed against Palestinians. It doesn't. This post should not lessen your support for civilians.

But the reality of the situation is that there are no good military groups in this situation. It's complicated and messy. You need to be aware of the full implications of what you share, as it could very easily be misinformation, disinformation, or propaganda.

You can't take any social media posts at face value. Even if they are from a journalist, they don't get fact checked or reviewed by peers normally, allowing opinions and mistakes to slip through.

(Side note: if you want some more information about the Yemen Civil War, let me know. It's really complicated but I have done a lot of research on it)

[all-pacas]

I'm in love with the "and i am my father's son" fic of yours - enough for me to stop rolling my eyes at the "sister retcon" (I used to think "Why give him a baby sibling? The backstory we have was more than enough. The fact that the other details given in S8 were perfectly coherent with the ones given in S1 made the whole thing even more frustrating). The Rowan/Robert and Danielle/Victoria (just making up a name for the mom) are the best part(everyone in this family is so fucked up).

Is it me,or there was a hint of envy in Robert's outburst while talking with his sister? I mean,she seemed to feel supported by their dad in a way Chase never felt. Of course,there was fear and resentment. However,money never appeared to be enough for his problems(irresponsible alcoholic mom,absent dad,a baby sister with no one to care for her). Whereas Danielle was clearly having a good time in the clinic - and even making friends(a great asset when it comes to handling addiction). That might even be a parallel with Rowan himself - it might be mere speculation,but I feel that him being an immigrant from a country that has faced serious hardships during most of the 20th century while his children are a couple of "sunny rich brats" in a peaceful,stable country didn't come without any kind of difficult emotions,to say the least. Therefore,whenever Robert and/or Danielle were being particularly "unpleasant," Rowan noped out of there. Okay,I know him being from Central Europe is something that only happened because the writers couldn't be bothered to hire an actual Aussie instead of picking some random old white guy with a shit Australian accent and then tossing in some random nationality to excuse the accent, but they still did it.

Anyways,I love the fic. Now deal with the word vomit 🤡

ahhhhhhh oh my goodness thank you! And yeah, at first the Sister Retcon seemed so blatant and pointless, but the way it just makes history repeat is just ! Chase literally does the same thing to her as their dad did to them, it's so fucked up, it's so good. It adds so much. And honestly, his backstory was fucked enough without adding the trauma of raising his sister. I love it, because on the one hand it's totally understandable. A child shouldn't be put in that position. It is perfectly reasonable that Chase would cut and run. On the other hand, it's absolutely not fair to 'Danielle.' It's cruel, it makes things worse. It's just. It's so good.

Is it me,or there was a hint of envy in Robert's outburst while talking with his sister? I mean,she seemed to feel supported by their dad in a way Chase never felt.

That's what I was going for, yes! :) He sees Danielle doing exactly what their mother did, and he's sort of lashing out and panicking. He just immediately assumes history has repeated and he's about to be stuck taking care of her and watching her die. On the other hand, Danielle… fff it's so weird because it's headcanons for my fic, but. I feel like she and Rowan actually got along okay. Rowan did seem to regret how Chase had to deal with everything when he left; it's been a decade or so; he's… still not parent of the year, but he takes Danielle in after 'Victoria' dies. He's paying to send her to rehab. He's… trying.

And Chase never got that support, he never got Rowan trying to parent. He can't imagine it's real, he fully believes dad is going to maybe try for a week or two and then kick Danielle to the curb, or that if Danielle relapses once then it'll be on him to take care of her. He just doesn't trust or believe that Rowan can change, is capable of being a parent, and thinks Danielle is naive and stupid for it. But he's jealous, too.

Quoting myself here:

"You'll be fine," Robbie says. When their mum finally died, their dad had taken her in, given her a bedroom done up in pinks and frills. Not Robbie. She'd only been four; he'd been seventeen and eyeing flights out of the country, across the world.

…Like, part of this is that she's four years old, Rowan can't just toss her on the streets. Meanwhile Chase is old enough that he can rebel, that he trots off to England for seminary. I think he resents Rowan for not taking him in, but also hypocritically doesn't think about the fact he skipped town, you know?

Okay,I know him being from Central Europe is something that only happened because the writers couldn't be bothered to hire an actual Aussie

The weirdest part to me — I looked this up once. The actor they hired is Belgian. Why did they make him Czech? Clearly, being European was a choice, being Czech was more of a choice, they could have made him be a Belgian immigrant, but…??

But yeah. Rowan… honestly seems like a fascinating dude in and of himself. He grew up in Central Europe! Assuming he's the same age as his actor, he was born in 1938, so he got to live through German occupation, Soviet occupation… it doesn't excuse him being a shit parent, but I can absolutely see how all that would make him simply incapable of being anything but deeply repressed and miserable. He throws money at his children because he can't connect with them on any level. He couldn't cope with his wife's alcoholism and addictions and traumas, because he absolutely is the type who doesn't really think mental illness exists; you should just suck it up and cope. And to have this emotional wife, this emotional son, this much younger daughter (I headcanon that 'Victoria' got pregnant on purpose to 'save the marriage.' It did not work. Danielle was not a wanted child by anyone.)… like, he's still the worst. But it's just a perfect storm.

Anyway. I had an idea of writing a fanfic set much later on — Cameron finding out Danielle exists and deciding to Force Reconcile the siblings. I have a… lot of thoughts about all of it. I can go into it if you'd like!

[blazingblorbos]

Okay Genshin 4.1 thoughts dump because if I don't compile my thoughts somewhere I will literally implode. Anyways, spoilers for the Fontaine Archon Quest so far (as of Chapter 4, the Version 4.1 update) under the Read More (a couple paragraphs under, but you catch my drift)

So. Something I have always absolutely adored about Genshin's storytelling is the way it goes about presenting its gods as "Human too"...

At first, it was seen painfully obvious through Ei and her incredibly human response to grief and trauma (a lot of people thought she was being unreasonable, and yeah for a ruler of an entire nation, closing yourself off to the outside world certainly seems - and is - irresponsible. And then... you consider how easily any other normal person would have done the same thing, if not worse, if they had lost nearly everyone they loved in quick succession, while also being personally responsible for a handful of those deaths).

And upon further reflection on the topic, you can see blatant traces of it present in every archon. And I don't just mean their trying to blend into/ further their understanding of humans, human society, and human nature.

I mean, Venti is kinda hedonistic and aloof; Zhongli wasn't always as wise and so intricately-versed in his knowledge about so many things - before the Archon War, he was more of a brute who preferred to solve things head-on (literally) as opposed to thinking things through; Nahida- oh don't even get me started on Nahida. Her self-doubt and insecurity as a result of facing constant beratement and feelings of inferiority to Rukkhadevata; her constant desire to learn more (both for her namesake as the God of Wisdom, to prove herself, and for her own curiosity's sake); her child-like nature (as a result of her research and human observation ofc!!! but still adorable none-the-less; I mean "dook-dook" !?! come on!)...

But now with Furina, oh. I think we've entered a BRAND NEW level and it's part of the reason why I absolutely love her so much.

In classic good-story-telling practice, Genshin achieves all of this through "show-not-tell" and it's world-class ability of characterizing its characters (IN MY OPINION ! I love them so much, okay?). And from the second I MET this girl to the very last line of 4.1's archon quest, it has been made painfully abundant to me that

Furina is just a child.

She has. NO IDEA what she's doing!!! Now, the underlying reasons for this have yet to be seen, and will most likely be tackled in the very next Archon Quest chapter, but if you'll allow me to speculate right now... Knowing that Egeria also conducted trials for citizens who broke the law (meaning she should have also been a God of Justice), I believe whole-heartedly that it was her who built the entire system Furina and Neuvillette are running right now. Meaning, I'm confident Furina has absolutely nothing to do with it. The ONLY (and I think I truly mean ONLY) thing Furina did in the time since she inherited the role was: change the perception of what justice and its deliverance should be into something a lot more akin to a dramatic play, only enacted for people's enjoyment.

Which includes her lack of knowledge on the Oratrice. Furina didn't create it. How could she? She's so utterly ignorant on what it is, how it works, and dare I say what it's truly even for.

The moment I read this statement I convinced myself that it had to have been the previous Hydro Archon. And while I concede that: looking back on the wording of this statement now, it seems like its existence would only be beneficial under someone like Furina's ruling… But, I'm willing to just chalk that up to "Egeria had great future-sight" (or something more along the lines of: she trusted the machine to help keep her in check so false charges were less likely; and it just so happens that its decision making is carrying the court system now under Furina’s rule).

Like many things related to Fontaine's history, it would seem, Egeria being solely responsible for the creation of all these staple facilities and aspects of the nation's inner workings would shed light on why Furina is so unknowing. She had nothing to do with it. And while I'm no envoy from Celestia, so I have no insight as to what the hell happens when a new Archon is born to fill in the void that was left, I think that whatever that process is (IF THERE EVEN IS ONE) went completely awry for Furina. She probably didn't even inherit the Gnosis - ever ! I'm thinking it's stuffed into the Oratrice somehow/somewhere. I'm thinking the "curse" Arlecchino sensed has something to do with that process of inheritance (or... lack thereof) going so wrong.

It’s obvious that Furina is running from something. Ignoring something. Distracting herself from the realities of the world with the “spectacle of the courtroom” (as Dain put it). And it’d be easy to just chalk it up to her being a little bitch with no deeper meaning but I don’t think that’s it.

Genshin doesn’t make it gods “just human”. They spend their time trying to prove that they’re “Human too”.

The underlying reasons for it have to lie in whatever happened when Furina was born. Cursed. Whether it was a curse to end up alone (as per the prophecy), or to never obtain the powers becoming of a god in this world... Whatever happened, it overwhelmed Furina to an unbearable degree, and naturally, like any Human would... she resorted to escapism. She found entertainment in the trials headed at the court room, realized she could make people like her by being this mascot of justice, and upon learning that it's only a matter of time before all of her subjects turn into puddles and she'll be left all alone… she decided to just- NOT think about it!! Who would?! That is a horrifying! revelation.

THAT is why she's so scared to fight - literally anyone!! She doesn’t have the power (and if she does she’s never had to use it).

THAT is why she’s turned out this way - a brat with very little humility, never knowing when to stop the act - because for centuries she’s lived in this little Lala-Land of a bubble denying the inevitable. A fate she was cursed with from the moment she inherited the title of “God”. She wasn’t really given powers, she wasn’t given dominion, and she most certainly hasn’t received instruction, or… ANY!?! HELP!! it seems, in understanding what it means to be an Archon (perhaps even in spite of those other perks she was “supposed” to receive.)

Born to be a god, yet being set up to suffer the loss of your entire people with almost no power to change it? That would fuck anyone up, even an Archon.

And it’s the way that they’ve shown how it’s fucked with Furina that blows my mind.

She’s so disconnected that Arle’s assassination attempt shocked her to her core. She’s a GOD!! Who would try to assassinate her (aside from the Fatui)!? She’s never had to even perceive the notion of being a target of something like that. Stack that on top of her general sense of helplessness in the greater context of what’s happening to her nation, and it makes sense that she broke down crying later that night... :(

Girlie just needs some help </3

[populationpensive]

As someone who works in hospital/critical care, do you have any advice on when to walk away? I’m an ICU RPh. I love the work that I do, I love the nurses and docs I work with, and speaking as objectively as possible I’ve always gotten great feedback from coworkers and admin. But my immediate supervisors (manager and director) are some of the worst people I’ve ever met.

They have huge egos and will not consider any process improvements that they don’t come up with. They’ll change the workflow and schedules on a dime to punish people and are pretty blatant about retaliating when folks try to speak up. They actively suppress reported med errors by turning into an at-fault event of whoever is reporting vs implementing process improvement. They refuse to do any kind of departmental education or training (“you’re here to work not to learn”), but then blame pharmacists for not staying “up to date” when the department is called out for following outdated guidelines. But they’ve been at the hospital 40 and 20 years respectively so despite multiple HR complaints from other staff, nothing ever seems to stick.

I hate the idea of leaving a place and coworkers (and patients!!!) that I love, especially given I don’t interact with them directly too much lout on the unit most of the day. Plus my family lives here and I’d hate to have to move away from them. But these two can and do make my life miserable when they feel like it, and I don’t know at what point it’s time to draw the line. Critical care is already such an emotionally draining field and I just feel more and more burned out each day. Idk if you have any experience dealing w something similar?

Hi nonnie,

I am so sorry you are experiencing this. I think it is fair to say that every hospital has some bullshit. Actually, a great pharmacist on my unit left for similar administrative concerns. The medication error suppression is SUPER concerning, though. That's just irresponsible and endangers patients. Also, the retaliatory component is also extremely concerning. That is something worth escalating to HR tbh.

Does your hospital have an ombudsman? Most hospitals do and they are meant to be a kind of liaison between the public (including employees) and the institution. If your hospital doesn't have one, your state surely does. This might be a good avenue for escalating your concerns if you feel compelled but feel limited by institutional roadblocks.

When reflecting about my job, there are definitely a lot of things I would want to change about my institution and unit. For me, I have to assess what I can change and what I can't. Of the things I can't change, what am I able to tolerate? (and by tolerate I mean literally just co-exist with an issue and focus on patient care.)

I had a co-worker quit 2 years ago because they hated our unit director. I mean, I'm not a fan of the dude either but as far as unit directors go, I would rather have someone who is lazy or laissez-faire as opposed to micromanagey. I have experienced WAY worse leadership, so for me, having this individual in this role isn't the worst thing ever. Is the unit director worth leaving a job I love? To me, it isn't.

If you enjoy your job, enjoy your co-workers, and get what you want out of that job, I personally don't see a reason to leave. But, you are the only one that knows what you can handle. If your job is taking up your thoughts outside of work and becoming a negative experience, then maybe it is best to move on.

-Poppi

[flukeoffate]

Just some random thoughts about my own height and childhood.

I was 5’11” (roughly 181cm according to google) by the time I was 11 years old. Full grown woman at eleven.

I kinda want to know what it’s like to NOT feel like you are literally Robin Williams in the movie “Jack”, but you are a woman and somehow it feels even more unforgivable?

I looked like a grown adult in a children’s classroom. I wonder if other people have a better idea of what it feels like to grow up—I look at my sister’s kid, who is almost 13 and is still obviously a child, but a growth spurt very quickly on the way, and I’m like, wow. How are kids this short? He’s not short really, I’m just tall.

I didn’t feel like an ‘adult’ when I graduated high school. I grew up before I realized it was happening. I’d been taller than most of my teachers and my mother for years. I thought most or my peers saw me as an ogre with an anxiety problem and was into anime before it was cool, thus I was dubbed insane and childish by many people in high school. Maybe I was childish, but hey I was expected to take on adult responsibilities by the time I was 12—after all if you are adult sized, you are ready to help around the house, babysit grandma after school every day because she is senile and can’t even take herself to the bathroom anymore, and have all your homework done, before swim practice and dance class! Right? Well, what tween would NOT resort to anime or other visual media? I couldn’t handle more work. You crave distraction and fun stories are great for that kind of relief.

The point is, age wise, I was a child, and I was beholden to the rules and laws associated with childhood. Socially, people were prepared to treat me as an adult, one who often did not seem to belong. And so…after high school, I think I just turned into a person who felt like I needed permission from a higher power at all times to do things. I wasn’t rebellious. I felt like nothing had changed from school and so I followed any path that an ‘adult’ put before me. I always feel like I’m looking for approval from someone in charge. I’m still stuck in that mindset a bit and I’m nearly 40. I’m trying to break free of that mentallity…cuz I’m a fucking adult and I can’t keep looking at my peers and thinking: I must impress them with my poise, I must make myself smaller, I must use every masking technique I’ve ever learned to do with m blatant adhd just to make people like me. I keep thinking “I’m too irresponsible”, “I’m too loud”, “Now, I’m too antisocial.”

I think the Barbie Movie has me thinking about this a lot, given the plot and the characters. Like, I’m here wishing I could see myself in my teens. I have few photos. I wish I realized that I was actually really good looking…and frankly if I got past the fact that some of the peers i compared myself to weren’t ‘skinny’. They were still kids. I had regular thighs for my size. Other kids had thighs the width of my forearm. I developed a mild Barbie dislike, but not a hatred. I don’t hate dolls or Barbie at all. It was just weird. No one seemed my height till college and even then it was only a small portion of my friends.

Anyway, I’m trying to break free of all this nonsense. I’m an adult and I have a brain and ability to take my own life in my hands. I have recently replaced my ancient iMac with a top of the line model and and have reorganized my workspaces. I’m gonna work hard to get myself into some more art related pursuits, which might mean I’ll be going through an internet identity change. It’s time for a change. I want to make a little money from my art for once. I need to feel like…if my safety nets fell apart, I can climb back up.

[walkawaytall]

A lot of us actually are very aware and we fully support y’all doing all of this.

The reason you may not hear us talking about it is because it’s currently a hypothetical, while we’re having to deal with a ton of stuff that’s already happened.

In the five weeks since Trump has been in office, the White House has issued over 250 proclamations of some kind. Some are serious, others aren’t. It’s a lot to sift through, and overwhelming citizens is the point.

Our president has been issuing illegal orders — some of which literally go against our Constitution — and courts have been slow to respond.

Elon Musk and his band of non-qualified programmers have been irresponsibly sifting through government spending allegedly to find fraud and waste, but since they’re not auditors and don’t know anything about the government, they’ve mainly just been sowing chaos and accessing citizens’ sensitive data for reasons no one quite understands. Like, they literally have fired people from two departments that they had to then backtrack because it turns out, oopsie, we really do need people who understand how our nukes work on the payroll.

The White House is removing news outlets from their press room that choose to still use “Gulf of Mexico” in their international publications because they’ve decided that calling that body of water anything other than the “Gulf of America” is “lying”.

Our representatives are constantly pushing bills that are blatant loyalty signals, like the proposition that would allow Trump to serve a third term (but, coincidentally, not Obama).

Our President is ignoring the checks placed on his office and actively consolidating power under his position that belongs to other branches of government.

We are calling our representatives multiple times a week about a number of things, but our attention can only be pulled in so many directions.

We know Canadians are pissed. And many of us are pissed, too. But we’re busy trying to put out a thousand fires; we can’t also focus on the possibility that the arsonist is toying with the idea of setting another, especially when this arsonist had a tendency to pull out a box of matches with no intent to light them just to freak people out.

I am really, really sorry that our leaders keep threatening this. Please know that many of us stand with y’all in doing what you need to do. We just may not be expressing it right now because there are so many active issues that need our immediate attention.

Americans have no idea just how pissed off Canadians are about Trump.

Like, the tariff thing got us mad, but the 51st state thing? It's got us seething.

Liberals, progressives, even most of the Conservatives are all united on this.

We're sharing lists of Canadian-owned alternatives to American brands.

We're cancelling tourist trips to the US (one lady in a news story said she cancelled a trip to Florida for six and doesn't regret losing $1,300 due to the cancellation).

And if we have to go to the US, such as the couple who's selling their California home? We're taking Canadian flights instead.

Some travel agencies have seen as much as a 40% decrease in bookings of flights from Canada to the US, and it's estimated it'll affect at least $2.1 billion dollars of the travel industry alone (not counting the tourism side of things like Disney trips and hotel bookings).

I've also heard of people from the Commonwealth cancelling trips to the US to visit Canada instead, and the same from people in Europe.

[flagellant]

Hey, iHeart Network? Yeah, I already fucking hated your guts for other unrelated reasons, and I just gotta say, I wasn't expecting to add that you're hosting a podcast which advertises itself, as, quote verbatim: "What would you do if a secret cabal of the nation's most powerful people asked you to overthrow the government?" and like, yeah, don't worry, I get that it's actually about the 1930s FDR thing, but I really feel like doing this post-January 6th in this political climate, and by "this" I mean saying that there is an ACTUAL, VERBATIM, "SECRET CABAL" MADE UP OF "THE NATION'S MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE" WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO "OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT"

is just maybe the slightest bit questionable. perhaps you might want to consider this as a polite suggestion to maybe not advertise a podcast which sounds like it's about to fucking tell me about the Secrets of the Council of the Elders of Zion is actually based in historical accuracy

[kinnoth]

hi!! i saw your note about tony stark and that you hate him. can i ask why?

Ah buddy

Look, I got nothing against people who like characters/ships I don't like. I don't bother them, they don't bother me. Everyone has a right to exist; everybody has a right to connect to whichever fictional character they want. I've liked characters several multitudes more problematic than Tony Stark myself, the only difference is that I cared about their damage more than I disliked their impact on the world.

But if you're really asking, I'll leave the link to my avengers megathreads here if you really wanna get in depth with it.

Basically he's emblematic of everything the mid 2000s thought a Cool Guy was: a techbro ultracapitalist authoritarian who thinks all elements of the world would be better off if he owned it and all people would be better off if only they would let him be in control. He's irreverent! He's wisecracking! He thinks his endless wealth makes him invincible and boy is society gonna let him prove it!

Like, unfortunately, if we're gonna be fans of the MCU, we have to accept that the MCU is an unsubtle vehicle for casual authoritarianism. Every avenger is a cop; every moral lesson is that we need to trust our police state and, for our own safety, allow them to take from us our self-determination. There's a reason why every avengers movie has borrowed so heavily from the 9/11 imagery of the towers coming down. There's a reason why, despite the vague politics of every avengers movie, the end conclusion is always "no public institution is gonna be as cool or effective as a private army"

There's a reason we have people laudably comparing IRL suckhole Elon Musk to Tony Stark as if anything Elon Musk does or has ever done is worthy of praise or commendation.

We're never going to stop worshipping billionaires if we don't stop worshipping billionaires.

Tony Stark IS a tool of our oppressors.

[traincat]

i was trying to explain to my mom how the harry potter game is antisemitic (we are not jewish) and she didnt really seem to get it. she was like "i mean if they were wearing yarmulkes i would be like yeah, the goblins are supposed to be jewish". do you know of a good source that i could send her that would break down the jewish stereotypes and how they arent just coincidence? if you dont have a good source dont worry about it but i saw you reblog stuff about it so i thought you might. thank you for your time!

I have a few resources I'm linking in my reply here, but I'm probably not going to be answering other questions about this because, to be honest, as a Jewish person in fandom, it's stressful. I'm reblogging stuff about Hogwarts Legacy because I'm Jewish and the antisemitism in the game is vile to the point where it feels irresponsible for me not to address it in some way, and because it ties into a lot of the other antisemitism I've personally faced in fandom when speaking about anything Jewish. I feel like your mother may have some trouble grasping the antisemitism because she seems to be viewing Judaism solely as a faith, when Judaism is an ethnoreligion -- a religion, an ethnic group, and wide and varied culture, and so stereotypes about Jewish people don't have to involve religious symbols and very often involve specific physical features, ie, big noses. The goblins in Harry Potter are short, ugly, and they have huge noses -- these are all features commonly associated in antisemitic caricature with Ashkenazi Jewish men. The idea that the goblins would only be valid caricatures of Jewish people if they were wearing a specific piece of clothing is troubling because it invokes the yellow stars Jews were made to wear by the Nazis. (For the record, my uncle wears a yarmulke full time, but the other men on my mother's side of the family do not. This does not make them less Jewish.)

But if your mother needs a symbol associated with the Jewish faith to help her understand, it's been noted that the game features a "goblin horn" that is very clearly a shofar, an important piece of Judaica which is used for religious purposes. (There's also a link between the date the horn is given in the game and a very brutal pogrom; more info in the twitter thread linked. If you want to get an idea of how virulent antisemitism is in fandom, the response to this thread and others like it are A Lot.) Like I can't say enough how blatant this is, and the reason it's getting by so many people are 1) a lot of non-Jewish people are at least on a base level, if not actively antisemitic themselves, basically okay with antisemitism, because antisemitism is so present in our culture and 2) uneducated on Jewish matters.

It's also important to note that in the Harry Potter world, goblins are specifically bankers. This is how they are first introduced to readers and this is their primary association in world: the goblins are literally guarding the gates on huge piles of wizard gold. This is an antisemitic stereotype, as Jews are often perceived as being money grubbing and greedy, as well as "secretly controlling" the greater world's wealth. More info in this wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_antisemitism. This thread by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg also breaks down the connection between the "greedy Jew" stereotype and the historical precedent for Jewish moneylenders, a profession that was foisted on them because it was distasteful to Christians: https://twitter.com/TheRaDR/status/1057333224538624001. Harry Potter is not unique in these depictions. There is an example of this in, say, Star Trek, where the Ferengi are a race of greedy, money-obsessed aliens who have exaggerated "ugly" features and who are often depicted as oversexed, especially when it comes to women of other, more classically attractive alien races (this is another antisemitic stereotype of Jewish men). But the Ferengi are also all played by Jewish actors, and in the show where they feature most, Deep Space 9, they're protagonists. So while the Ferengi are rooted in antisemitic stereotypes, the involvement of Jewish creatives and their role in the story makes it a more complicated, nuanced situation. This is not what is happening in Hogwarts Legacy.

It's not a coincidence that the goblins in Harry Potter have always been depicted as bankers right from book one. While you can theoretically separate the series from Rowling's transphobia (although, y'know, you shouldn't), the antisemitism is baked into the series. Hogwarts Legacy just takes it to a whole other incredibly overt level. The point of the game is violence against Jews, and we see that because it's revealing just how many people out there are fine with demonizing Jews specifically and the level of violence Jewish people often face in fandom when they speak out about antisemitism.

[maxdibert]

Alright, let’s obliterate this so-called "critique" of Severus Snape because the level of bad-faith arguments and outright ignorance is honestly painful. You’re coming in hot with the usual half-baked points while conveniently ignoring key aspects of canon. Let’s fix that.

First, this tired “Snape only cared about Lily because he wanted to ‘bang’ her” nonsense? Get real. Snape’s motivation wasn’t some twisted obsession—it was guilt. He felt an overwhelming responsibility for her death because his actions directly contributed to Voldemort targeting her. His life’s mission became protecting Harry as a way to atone for his past. This wasn’t about personal gain or selfish longing—it was about redemption through sacrifice. The dude knew he’d never be forgiven or even recognized. He still did the right thing.

You whine about Snape calling Lily a Mudblood like the books didn’t make it abundantly clear he regretted that for the rest of his life. It was the culmination of years of internalized prejudice from being steeped in Slytherin’s toxic culture, which he ultimately rejected. Meanwhile, James Potter and his crew never faced real consequences for their relentless bullying and attempted murder (Werewolf Incident, anyone?, SEXUAL ASSAULT???). But sure, let’s pretend teenage Snape’s worst moment defines his entire being while handwaving the Marauders’ abuse as “pranks.” Hypocrisy much?

And let’s talk about Lupin. The guy forgot to take his Wolfsbane Potion—literally the one thing keeping a deadly werewolf from rampaging through a school full of children. That’s not a minor slip-up; that’s criminally irresponsible. Snape, knowing the stakes, exposed Lupin because no sane adult would let someone so reckless stay in a teaching position. Hogwarts students needed protection, not a ticking time bomb. If you can’t see how allowing someone with such a blatant disregard for safety to continue teaching would be insane, you’re either too young or too naive to understand what real responsibility looks like.

Your attempts to paint Snape as some unparalleled monster for being harsh to students are hilariously selective. McGonagall reduced Neville to tears on multiple occasions. Moody turned Draco into a ferret and slammed him into the ground—which people cheered for because they liked seeing Draco humiliated. Hogwarts was full of abusive teachers, but Snape is somehow the only one you’re pressed about? Cry me a river.

And let’s not pretend Neville, Hermione, or Harry were ever broken beyond repair by Snape’s cruelty. Neville became a war hero. Hermione stayed top of her class and thrived. Harry named his son after Snape. Did Snape’s treatment scar them for life? No. Was it wrong? Yes. But framing it as irredeemable abuse while ignoring the life-or-death stakes Snape constantly operated under is absurd.

Also, comparing Snape to Regulus or Draco is laughable. Regulus realized Voldemort was insane when it personally affected him (Kreacher’s mistreatment) and died quietly, accomplishing nothing in his lifetime. Snape spent years playing double agent, saving lives, and actively working against Voldemort while enduring suspicion, isolation, and constant danger. He wasn’t just sad Lily died—he dedicated everything to ensuring her son lived, even though he hated Harry.

Your entire rant reads like a middle school Tumblr post from someone who skimmed the wiki and ignored 90% of canon. Snape was bitter, cruel, and morally gray—but he was also heroic, self-sacrificing, and endlessly complex. Reducing him to “mean teacher bad” is shallow, lazy, and frankly embarrassing. Read the books again—or better yet, read them for the first time—before coming at Snape with this weak, surface-level analysis. Next.

okay, hold my drink *hands u cursed ancient goblet full of mead* i gotta talk my shit for a second.

ive been seeing a lot of severus snape love recently. and this is fine, obviously, y'all can love whomever you want. but. i need to rant or i will explode. if we're talking about canon. severus snape spends his adult years, seven books of it in fact, abusing children. and his excuse for this is the girl he loved (tho not enough not to join a group actively trying to exterminate her) fell for the hot jock instead of him (a tragedy indeed, i weep 4 him, i really do). and also she died, which, admittedly is very sad.

it is simply crazy 2 me 2 look at that and think *romance* or *genuine care and affection*. LIKE. fo real. snape calls her a slur in public, apologizes in private, hangs out with dudes who commit hate crimes against her friends (CANONICALLY, she says "you've been hanging out with that douchebag Mulciber, how could you do that after what he did to Mary???" this is not a direct quote but like, it's close enough). lame. loser behaviour.

"Oh but what about regulus" i can hear you say "he loves James potter but snape doesn't love lily???" well. idk. maybe. bit different tho, innit? due to james not being the demographic regulus is attacking (which doesn't make regulus a better person but does make the dynamic between him and james different). ALSO. Regulus chooses to turn against voldemort without hope for anything in return. snape doesn't seem to give a shit about voldemort, he's just sad he's not gonna get to bang lily evans. he switches sides for that reason alone. also doesn't care about what happens to her husband or her son which like. considering lily would be pretty fucking destroyed if they died. once again points to my whole, he doesn't really give a shit about her, theory. lame. loser. behaviour.

also. im sorry. I"M SORRY. but what snape does to neville? to hermione? to harry? gross. a grown ass man out here telling an eleven year old neville he's worthless or hermione she's ugly and annoying. or spilling harry's potion and refusing to grade him for it???????????????

reg and draco are children when we see them at peak suckage and therefore they feel like they can be redeemed much more compellingly (CAN be, not SHOULD be, not HAVE to be, just narratively i think they are easier to turn into interesting, sympathetic characters). but snape? snape grows up into a garbage adult. like he doesn't get better. and again, the only real excuse we're given is his obsession with lily. not very demure. not very cutesy.

ALSO. yall remember that time he got a destitute, struggling Remus Lupin fired from the best job he ever had just because he felt like it? remember that time snape weaponized Remus's lycanthropy and people's prejudice against him just cause. like. literally just cause??? his ego was bruised after the shrieking shack incident so he was like "get wrecked Lupin I'm going to tell everyone your secret so you will be forced back out onto the streets" DO YALL REMEMBER THAT BITCH ASS MOVE????????? THAT HE DID AS A FULL ADULT.

IN CONCLUSION, this is silly and, of course, like i said at the start, everyone can have their own thoughts and feelings about characters, but i simply needed to interject here on behalf of snape haters everywhere because i feel like so much of snape's shitty behaviour as an adult during a time when he was really under no duress and was very safe and cozy, is ignored. and my hater heart just cannot let that stand.

[thebibliosphere]

Getting a lot of asks about the BBC’s latest documentary ‘Sickness and Lies’ and what I think of it. And honestly? I wasn’t expecting it to be good. The BBC has a bad history with this sort of thing. But I also wasn’t expecting the absolute nightmare that aired.

It’s every hate message and death threat I’ve ever had in regards to being openly disabled online amplified times a million.

It’s disabled hate content, pure and simple. It demonizes disabled and chronically ill people while holding up online hate groups that have harassed people to death--something they conveniently leave out-- as some sort of paradigm of unsung heroics and justice against welfare frauds. Specifically against those with invisible chronic illnesses, and believe me, the timing is not a coincidence.

In the wake of Covid, we are about to witness a mass disability event the likes of which haven’t been seen on a global scale for nearly 100 years. In creating this documentary that seeds doubt and anger into the minds of the general public, the BBC is helping to further the Tory regime in their dehumanization of disabled and chronically ill folk. By portraying them as frauds and fakers, they further enable the Tory justification of denying benefits to the most vulnerable, ensuring that their blatant disregard and abandonment of duty of care is normalized as acceptable because look, look how prevalent faking is! We have a documentary about it! It’s on the BBC so you know it’s legit… even thought they based all their research on a reddit hate forum…

But their incompetence and immorality doesn’t end there, oh no. Along with the title and presentation being outright disgusting and irresponsible, they’ve also stolen content from creators who declined to be involved and voiced their concerns over the creation of such a documentary. @jessicaoutofthecloset said on Twitter that she refused to be a part of it, yet her image is used to promote it. And some of the other featured creators (I’m not going to link to them, their social feeds are already a nightmare) have claimed that their interviews were edited in such a way to make them sound ableist or twist the meaning of their words to fit the “us vs them” dynamic the documentary was trying to instill against “real” disabled people (i.e. visibly disabled) and chronically ill people, which is not at all what they were saying—especially because the person involved is both disabled AND chronically ill.

It’s disgusting, and frankly all the journalists involved should be fired. There is not a shred of ethics or care to be seen for any of the people they have opened up for attack online by listing them openly as disabled content creators. But that won’t happen. Because disabled and chronically ill lives don’t matter. Not when you’ve got ratings and dangerous propaganda to uphold.

I’m not going to say don’t watch it to anyone who is curious. But I will say make sure you’re in an okay headspace to handle it. I was barely able to get through it in the end. And if you’re able bodied and healthy, please watch it with the knowledge that what is being shown is a highly skewed and ableist outlook based on literal hate forums that have harassed people to death for being vocal online about disability activism. These people want us dead. What they are doing is not moral or even needed. Please don’t fall for their lies. Please be better than that. Please be kinder.

Please, I’m so heartbroken and tired.

If anyone has the time and energy, you can help by making a formal complaint to the BBC here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints

I would especially urge able bodied and healthy people to complain and show that this kind of ableist misrepresentation and hate content against the disabled and chronically ill community will not be tolerated without major pushback. Thank you.